Point of Ayr Lighthouse on Talacre beach was advertised as a ‘redundant’ lighthouse with the potential to be converted into living accommodation by Chester-based agents Strutt & Parker in November.

The property sold for a price in the region of £90,000 just before Easter.

The new owner of the Grade II listed building, which was built in 1777 by a trust of the Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen of Chester, is not local to the area.

But agent Dominic Sheppard of Strutt & Parker told the Chronicle he was sure they would look after it.

He said: “They fell in love with it straight away. It is an amazing place and it will be interesting to see what the new owner does with it.”

In the early 1820s it was taken over by Trinity House, the General Lighthouse Authority (GLA) for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar who partially rebuilt it.

It was later superseded by the Dee Light-Ship, a vessel permanently moored with beacons acting as navigational aids.

The lighthouse has not been used since 1883, but has become a popular landmark for locals and tourists at nearby holiday parks.

In their marketing literature for the property, agents Strutt & Parker said:

“The property has the potential to be converted for residential use, subject to the grant of appropriate planning permission, although at the current time the interior is simply made up of several empty floors with stairs leading to the top.”

The only door to the three-storey stone building is accessible at low tide, and the top floor gives views over Liverpool Bay and the Dee estuary.